Britain's first NBA basketball star John Amaechi, who picked up an OBE, says he was shocked by what Greg Clarke told him

Amaechi alleged that Clarke also stated that the government would never force the FA to act on homophobia because “"we have all the power and Fifa would step in and call it government interference".

Amaechi, who in 2007 became the first former NBA star to come out publicly, said that the hour-long meeting was “tense but civil” but that he was surprised to receive a lecture on how "amazingly well Clarke and the FA were doing".

He claimed he warned Clarke than one player going public would not bring meaningful change but Clarke then said his hands were tried by dinosaurs on the FA Council.

Amaechi said: "He was very descriptive and dismissive about these octogenarian blazers and, reading between the lines, he was saying they are a bunch of racist and sexist old men who block progressive changes.

Former FA chief Greg Dyke was thought to be unhappy with the attitude of FA bigwigs

Amaechi added that when he told Clarke the government would intervene over homophobia in football, the former Leicester director and English Football League chairman said, "They won't do a f**king thing".

Clarke said Fifa would view this as interference and would suspend the FA, preventing England from playing international football.

Amaechi said: “This made me realise the FA is the Saatchi of diversity and equality - they make great posters but they don't do anything.”